Picture 1 of 1
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi : How Hollywood Turns Military Defeats...
Condition:
2 available
Postage:
Located in: Jessup, Maryland, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 25 Jun and Sat, 6 Jul to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 96.8% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:386937578000
Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi : How Hollywood Turns Mili
- ISBN
- 9781138819566
- Subject Area
- History
- Publication Name
- Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi : How Hollywood Turns Military Defeats Into Moral Victories
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Subject
- Military / United States, General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), United States / General
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 152 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi examines how filmmakers teach Americans about the country's military past. Examining twenty-three representative war films and locating them in their cultural and military landscape, the authors argue that Hollywood's view of American military history has evolved in two phases. The first phase, extending from the very beginnings of filmmaking to the Korean War, projected an essential patriotic triumphalism. The second phase, from the Korean and Vietnam Wars to the present, reflects a retreat from consensus and reflexive patriotism. In describing these phases, the authors address recurring themes such as the experience of war and combat, the image of the American war hero, race, gender, national myths, and more. With helpful film commentaries that extend the discussion through popular movie narratives, this book is essential for anyone interested in American military and film history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1138819565
ISBN-13
9781138819566
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234668010
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Last Stands from the Alamo to Benghazi : How Hollywood Turns Military Defeats Into Moral Victories
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Military / United States, General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), United States / General
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Number of Pages
152 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2016-028568
Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.9.W3w483 2016
Reviews
"Last Stands is an ideal entry for readings in filmography and military history. Wetta and Novelli's exploration of how 'last stands' have been depicted in America's--and thus the world's--visual culture demonstrates how in the modern age film not only advances historical interpretations, but amends them to accord with transformations in the larger culture. The authors' methods and standards of judgment for this wide variety of films can be easily adapted for an understanding of how other film genres fit in with the course of modern history." - Roger Spiller, author of An Instinct for War: Scenes from the Battlefields of History (2007). "Wetta and Novelli offer an innovative theme to thoughtfully analyze American war films. The authors reach insightful conclusions that will inform students while provoking historians and film scholars to reconsider these selected movies." -Joseph G. Dawson III, Professor of History, Texas A&M University, "Last Standsis an ideal entry for readings in filmography and military history. Wetta and Novelli's exploration of how 'last stands' have been depicted in America's--and thus the world's--visual culture demonstrates how in the modern age film not only advances historical interpretations, but amends them to accord with transformations in the larger culture. The authors' methods and standards of judgment for this wide variety of films can be easily adapted for an understanding of how other film genres fit in with the course of modern history." - Roger Spiller, author of An Instinct for War: Scenes from the Battlefields of History (2007). "Wetta and Novelli offer an innovative theme to thoughtfully analyze American war films. The authors reach insightful conclusions that will inform students while provoking historians and film scholars to reconsider these selected movies." -Joseph G. Dawson III, Professor of History, Texas A&M University eph G. Dawson III, Professor of History, Texas A&M University, "Last Standsis an ideal entry for readings in filmography and military history. Wetta and Novelli's exploration of how 'last stands' have been depicted in America's--and thus the world's--visual culture demonstrates how in the modern age film not only advances historical interpretations, but amends them to accord with transformations in the larger culture. The authors' methods and standards of judgment for this wide variety of films can be easily adapted for an understanding of how other film genres fit in with the course of modern history." - Roger Spiller, author of An Instinct for War: Scenes from the Battlefields of History (2007). "Wetta and Novelli offer an innovative theme to thoughtfully analyze American war films. The authors reach insightful conclusions that will inform students while provoking historians and film scholars to reconsider these selected movies." -Joseph G. Dawson III, Professor of History, Texas A&M University
Table of Content
Introduction: "The Very Thought of Losing" 1 "Do this Mean What I Think it Do?" John Wayne's Alamo (1960) John Lee Hancock's Alamo (2004) 2 "Are You Calling Me a Liar?" They Died With Their Boots On (1941) Little Big Man (1970) 3 Alamos of the Pacific Wake Island (1942) Bataan (1943) Back to Bataan (1945) They Were Expendable (1945) Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) 4 "We're Supposed to be Angels of Mercy" Corregidor (March, 1943) So Proudly We Hail! (September, 1943) Cry "Havoc!" (November, 1943) 5 "The Misfortunes of My Retreat" Northwest Passage (1940) Gung Ho! The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) 6 Planes Roaring, Voices Singing Command Decision (1948) Twelve O'Clock High (1949) 7 Pork Chop Hill is in North Korea Now The Steel Helmet (1951) Pork Chop Hill (1959) 8 "Go Tell the Americans" Go Tell the Spartans (1978) We Were Soldiers (2002) 9 "Narrowing the Aperture" Black Hawk Down (2001) Lone Survivor (2014) 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) Conclusion: "It is Here that We Lie . . ." Filmography Further Reading Index
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
791.436581
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:386937578000
Postage and handling
Item location:
Jessup, Maryland, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Americas, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Europe, Fiji, Finland, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
APO/FPO, Angola, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, Chad, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Laos, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Martinique, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Reunion, Russian Federation, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, US Protectorates, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen
| Postage and handling | Each additional item | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | Free | United States | Economy Shipping | Estimated between Tue, 25 Jun and Sat, 6 Jul to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 10 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Seller charges sales tax in |
Sales Tax for an item #386937578000
Sales Tax for an item #386937578000
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 14 days | Money Back |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (343,347)
e***9 (8)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great seller and good quality books.
c***l (637)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Thanks!
o***m (31)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Amazingly packaged